Even better, though, is not having software patents at all. This works very well in European Union, although this is an ongoing fight between lobbyists and civ

Even better, though, is not having software patents at all. This works very well in European Union, although this is an ongoing fight between lobbyists and civil rights defenders (such as FFII and EDRi). (Note that there are lots of European software patents already filed, but those not legally enforcible right now.)